Understanding the “Oncolytic Virus (OV) Basis & Therapy.”

Understanding the “Oncolytic Virus (OV) Basis & Therapy.” PDF Author: Dr. Hakim. K. Saboowala
Publisher: Dr.Hakim Saboowala
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Understanding the “Oncolytic Virus (OV) Basis & Therapy.” Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are an emerging class of cancer therapeutics that offer the: · Benefits of selective replication in tumour cells, · Delivery of multiple eukaryotic transgene payloads, · Induction of immunogenic cell death and promotion of antitumour immunity, and · Tolerable safety profile that largely does not overlap with that of other cancer therapeutics. To date, four OVs and one non-oncolytic virus have been approved for the treatment of cancer globally although talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) remains the only widely approved therapy. Despite increasing research interest, a better understanding of the underlying biology of OVs is needed to enable the full therapeutic potential of these agents in patients with cancer. Thus, it is strived in this Booklet to precisely describe: ü Time-line History of oncolytic virus development, ü Mechanisms of Tumour Tropism, ü Mechanisms of action of virus destroying tumour cells and ü Inherent and engineered oncolytic viruses. Further, it is also attempted to describe on optimization of the use of OVs in clinical practice along with plenty of relevant IMAGES for better understanding. …Dr. H. K. Saboowala. M.B.(Bom) .M.R.S.H.(London)